The snow that blankets the East Coast today does more for me than just make for a picture perfect holiday and white Christmas. Snow is a clean slate to the world. It’s fridigity calms the bustle of the streets to a turtle’s pace and it peacefully blankets our lives with childish joy and fun. While I do love a good snow-day off
THE GREAT HOLIDAY PARADOX
It’s everyone’s favorite time of year; a time of celebration, love, family, sharing, and giving. This special week of Christmas and New Years is possibly one of the most remembered of childhood memories, most cherished in family histories, and most looked forward to, yet there seems to be a consistent paradox that haunts the season.
ZUMBA: MEET TRISH. TRISH: ZUMBA.
Zumba and I became friends yesterday. After three years of denial and avoidance of the Group Exercise studio, I tested the waters of the fitness craze called Zumba that has seized the nation. Caffeinated to the max, and accompanied by my brave co-workers Dina and Erin, I put on my dancing shoes. Carlos, our instructor,
FEDEX FIELD WITH A PINK SPLASH
Live sporting events are like nothing else: they invigorate the most basic human desire for competition and camaraderie, which is why I am particularly excited to be at FedEx Field watching the Redskins play in the rain today. My brother can be the first to attest that I’m not the type of fan that will
FRAZZLED WAVES
There’s something to be said about those people who pay attention to the small details. You know, the small hellos, the opening of doors, and the people with full grocery carts that allow the person with only two items to go ahead of them in line. It’s these small acts of common curtosey — which really
IL DOLCE FAR NIENTE
Guilt is so “American”. If you have ever watched the movie Eat, Pray, Love, you will know what I mean in reference to the Italian phrase dolce far niente, or the “sweetness of doing nothing.” In the movie, an Italian explains to Liz (played by Julia Roberts) that the difference between Americans and Europeans is
PETIT PLAISIRS IN AN AMERICAN WORLD
In France, petits plaisirs, or small pleasures, are what make life so very worth living. Petits plaisirs are exactly why the French do not know the meaning over over-indulgence, for they understand that by allowing yourself the petits plaisirs you desire (in moderation that is), your life will be more balanced and complete. Keeping with
25 MPH WITH JINGLE BELLS
Our lives move at a constant 85 mph. It is a pace of life that is adulated by American society for its efficiency, productivity, and ability to “do it all” in one day. The sad truth is that 85 mph is a speed which prevents us from really living. Someone told me this weekend that
NOW BOARDING: SIGHTSEERS
I like the noise of traveling. Watching movement while staying stationary yourself is one of the most enlightening experiences one can have if you allow yourself to be still in the moment. Today, as I travel to Richmond, then Atlanta, and then finally to my destination of Clearwater, Florida, I am going to savour the mundane
THE “WITH” VERSUS THE “WHERE”
A wise friend reminded me today of a beautiful truth that is always good to remember: life is not about where you are, but rather, about who you’re with. I love the photo above; it makes me smile. I smile because they eminate joy. The laughter of these girls can be heard through the
